we would all recognize that and sproe needs to be modernized. the committee recently voted to draw down a limited amount of sproll oil to pay for our 21st century cure package beginning in 2018. as you conduct the ongoing study to recognize the new study going forward, would you support an additional change that would allow the president to draw down in self-surplus crude oil in order to use the funds to pay for operations in maintenance in line with the d.o.e. budget request and modernization plans? in other words using what we call mandatory savings had for needed improvements that have to take place in the number of years? and i would imagine that would be a pretty small drawdown. >> mr. chairman first of all as you know i have considerable concern about using the sproule for anything other than energy security and resilience issues for which it is intended. now, the issue of, first of all, of what is or might be called surplus is really part of the study going on because we understand there are certain iae requirements but that might not be

indeed, modernizing the sproe, as well as the authorities for the use is a major area of focus.e gas emission reduction, infrastructure modernization and energy response. this doesn't mean that oil disruption is not a concern. indeed, modernizing the sproe, as well as the authorities for the use is a major area of focus. through its analysis of resilience and modernization, the qer goes beyond the single focus of security policy leaving, for example, recommendations for fuel disruptions as we have seen across the country. more coordinated state planning is also essential and, most notably, we feel that state planning grants to help states update and expand their emergency preparedness and security exercises to enhance reliability, to accommodate several changing factors are all critical. other ways to improve energy security include programs to make our energy infrastructures more resilient to range of hazards and vulnerabilities. these are addressed in part for the qe's recommendation of a predisaster hardening grant program, transformer reserves and systematic program to ensur